| Table 2: The main technical data for the SWR 1000 design | ||||
| SWR 1000 |
1300MW GUN | |||
| Power plant | Thermal power | 2778 | 3840 | MW |
| Gross power output | 1013 | 1344 | MW | |
| Net power output | 977 | 1284 | MW | |
| Net power efficiency | 35.2 | 33.4 | % | |
| Reactor core | Number of fuel assemblies | 648 (12x12) | 784 (9x9) | |
| Number of control rods | 157 | 193 | ||
| Length of active core | 2.80 | 3.71 | m | |
| Average power density | 48 | 56.8 | kW/l | |
| Average enrichment | 5.3 | 3.14 | % | |
| Discharge burnup | 65000 | 35000 | MWd/t | |
| Reactor pressure vessel | Inner height | 22.70 | 22.35 | m |
| Inner diameter | 7.00 | 6.62 | m | |
| Design pressure | 88 | 87.3 | bar | |
| No. of recirculation pumps | 6 | 8 | ||
| Containment | Inner diameter | 34 | 29 | m |
| Inner height | 28.7 | 32.5 | m | |
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